Margit Vanek (born 25 February 1986 in Budapest), is a Hungarian professional triathlete, number 5 of the 2010 Hungarian Ranglista,[1] and the Aquathlon World Champion of the year 2010.

Margit Vanek at the European Cup elite triathlon in Quarteira, 2011.
Margit Vanek at the European Cup elite triathlon in Quarteira, 2011.

Vanek also takes part in non ITU races, e.g. the first Garmin Milano City Triathlon (2010) at which she won the gold medal.[2]

In 2010, Vanek competes in the prestigious French Club Championship Series representing TCG79 Parthenay.[3]

In Hungary, Margit Vanek represents Budaörsi Triatlon Klub Egyesület and lives in Budaörs.

ITU Competitions

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In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Vanek took part in 21 ITU triathlons and achieved four top ten positions. In 2011, Vanek opened the season with three top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athletes's Profile Page.[4] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
  2005-07-23   European Championships (Junior) Alexandroupoli(s)[5] 26
  2006-07-08   European Championships (U23) Rijeka 16
  2006-08-13   BG World Cup Tiszaújváros 33
  2006-09-02   World Championships (U23) Lausanne 23
  2007-05-06   BG World Cup Lisbon 40
  2007-07-21   European Championships (U23) Kuopio 4
  2007-08-11   BG World Cup Tiszaújváros DNS
  2008-05-18   European Cup Brno 11
  2008-06-14   European Cup Balatonfured 2
  2008-07-13   BG World Cup Tiszaújváros 18
  2008-09-06   European Championships (U23) Pulpí 15
  2008-09-27   BG World Cup Lorient DNF
  2009-04-26   World Cup Ishigaki DNF
  2009-08-09   World Cup Tiszaújváros DNF
  2009-09-26   European Cup Mar Menor 11
  2010-04-11   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney DNF
  2010-06-27   Premium Asian Cup Burabay 2
  2010-07-10   World Cup Holten 16
  2010-08-08   World Cup Tiszaújváros 23
  2010-08-21   Elite Sprint World Championships Lausanne 39
  2010-09-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest 46
  2010-09-08   Aquathlon World Championships Budapest 1
  2011-03-20   Pan American Cup Santiago 6
  2011-03-27   Premium Pan American Cup Valparaiso 8
  2011-04-09   European Cup Quarteira 7
  2011-05-08   World Cup Monterrey 23
  2011-06-18   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 37
  2011-06-24   European Championships Pontevedra 28
  2011-07-10   World Cup Edmonton 16
  2011-08-14   World Cup Tiszaújváros 14

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

Notes

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  1. ^ See http://www.triatlon.hu/?op=ranking&type=female. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  2. ^ See http://www.milan-triathlon.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175&Itemid=245&lang=en. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  3. ^ See "TCG79 - Parthenay". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2011-04-11.. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  4. ^ See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=NTk2NA==. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  5. ^ The 2005 European Championships are missing in the profile pages of all participating athletes but the results can be found in this hidden place: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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